Indo American News • Friday, December 03 , 2010
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Friday, December 03 2010 | Vol. 29, No. 49
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Houston’s sikh community celebrates Guru nanak’s 541st Birth Anniversary
THIS WEEK ASQ Distinguished Service Medal for Dr. Manu Vora
By Dr. TejenDra S. Gill HOUSTON: The annual celebrations on the occasion of the 541st birth anniversary of the Founder of Sikhism, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, were held on November 27 at the Jones Plaza in downtown Houston. This year, the event was sponsored by the Sikh Association of Gurdwaras in Texas (SAGT), a newly constituted state-level body comprising of representatives of Sikh Gurdwaras in Texas. There are about 15 Sikh Gurdwaras in Texas, which offer religious services following Sikh traditions or rehat maryada prescribed by the Akal Takht, the highest seat of Sikh religion, located across from the sanctum sanctorum of Sikhs, the Golden Temple, at Amritsar, India. The founder of Sikhism, the first of the ten Gurus of Sikhs, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, was born on October 20, 1469, in Talwandi, Sheikhupura (now in Pakistan and called Nankana Sahib).
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An Eye Opening Session at Houston Food Bank for YLDP Students
UK Indian Teacher Hima Patel Jailed for Having Sex with Her Students
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Panj Pyaras carried the Sikh flags at the head of the parade downtown.
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Code Share Agreement Signed between Jet Airways and Alitalia
India to Start Electric Power Link with Sri Lanka by 2014
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Anuradha Koirala Pg 28 Fighting Sex Slavery Named CNN Hero of 2010
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India in Top 4 Among B-school destinations
By anahiTa Ta Mukherji Ta MUMBAI (TNN): That the US and the UK are the most popular destinations for management studies is not big news. But the findings of a survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts GMAT, a B-school entrance test used globally, have thrown up some surprises. Number 4 on the list of the Top 10 preferred desdes tinations for B-school aspirants is India, with Canada at No. 3. Israel and Spain are the other surprise entrants. According to experts, India’s foray into the elite league has a lot to do with the emergence of instiinsti tutions such as the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, which was ranked No. 12 globally in the Financial Times ( London) Global MBA rankings earlier this year.
The IIMs, which use GMAT as an entrance test for their executive MBA programmes, are also responsible for India’s popularity. ‘’B-school aspirants are looking at a return on their inin vestment, and with the investinvest ment being lower for managemanage ment ed-
uca-tion in India when compared t o the US and the UK, the returns are higher,’’ said an expert. Many feel that India can soon emerge as a hub for management studies amongst Asian countries such as Singapore and the Philippines as the country will be a far
less expensive destination than western giants. Although making it to the US has, for long, been the great Indian dream, it is not the only North American country that’s attracting desi students. Many are now making a beeline for Canada, which not only has a robust economy and liberal visa policies but also promises good job prospects. ‘’In testing year 2010, India was the top foreign country that sent score reports to Canadian graduate management programmes,’’ reveals GMAC’s survey. According to the report, 78% of full-time MBA programmes in Canada received the largest number of foreign applications from Indians. Not surprisingly, all Canadian management programmes that recruited foreigners targeted India, as did 44% of European programmes that undertook special recruitment efforts to attract overseas candidates.
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Guzaarish:
A Box office disaster?
There are times when a film touches the classical arenas of world cinema and yet remains unsuccessful at the box office. Even the most adored Hollywood classics like ‘Shawshank Redemption’ didn’t spin profits for the producers, but was later recognized as a masterpiece. It looks like Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish’ seems to have joined the same league now. Released on last Friday, the film witnessed a lukewarm opening in many centres. Particularly, it didn’t do well with the single screens as the audiences couldn’t associate with the film due to unfathomed reasons.
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